Yield and leaf blade area comparisons of extra leafy to normal leafed maize (Zea mays L.) /

any yield advantage over the normal-leafed counterpart.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rushing, Ronald Wayne, 1956-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1996.
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Description
Summary:any yield advantage over the normal-leafed counterpart.
be partially due to hail damage that occurred to the
below the .second ear and all leaves above it. The collars
blade areas were calculated using a Delta T Area Meter and
block design at the Texas A&M Research Farm near College
called Extra-leafy or Leafy cultivars and have greater leaf
Conveyor Belt Unit. Regression analysis showed that with the
cut off from the stalk below the collar and included the leaf
exception of hybrid 2000 Lfy, which had the greatest
extra leaf production and rain yield of the leafy 9
fourteen hybrids were replicated four times in a randomized
hybrids showing that the leafy genotype did not demonstrate
hybrids were lower than the mean yields of the 6 normal
hybrids. Fourteen hybrids were compared, including, eight
hybrids. However, Lfy hybrids on the average yielded less
Inadequate information is available concerning the yield
leafed hybrids in the College Station and Springlake test
Lfy and six normal-leafed industry standard hybrids. The
locations. Significant hybrid X location interaction could
material than the normal-leafed hybrids in the respective
of greater than normal leaf areas. Such genotypes are
performance of maize (Zea mays L.) cultivars with genotypes
producers in both locations, there was a moderate
production above the first ear. The extra leafiness gene,
production of leaf matter but was one of the poorest grain
relationship between leaf production and yield among Lfy
respectively, grain yields were 10 and 257o less in the leafy
single dominant gene. A study was conducted to compare the
Springlake test. Mean yields in both locations of 8 leafy
standards and to analyze regression relationships between
Station, Texas and an identical experiment was performed in
symbolized by Lfy, follows the inheritance pattern of a
than the normal-leafed hybrids. Although leaf blade areas
the fourteen hybrids in each replication, and relative leaf
the panhandle region of Texas near Springlake. Leaves were
were 6 and 4% more for the leafy hybrids than for the normal-
were removed from the leaves of two representative plants of
yield potential of Lfy cultivars to normal-leafed industry
Item Description:"Major subject: Plant Breeding".
Vita.
Physical Description:ix, 50 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references: pages 47-49.